When the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 launched a couple of months ago, it did little to differentiate itself from the sea of netbooks that were already out there.

Evidently, the Mini 9 was only the first of two acts. On Sunday, the Dell Inspiron Mini 12, a larger version of the Mini 9, makes its debut—in Japan. Dell had reached an exclusive agreement with VIC Camera, Kojima, and SofMap—all Japanese retailers—to make the early announcement overseas.
According to Dell, the Inspiron 12 will ship in the United States by mid-November.
The Mini 12 is officially the first netbook to house a 12-inch widescreen; the largest so far have been 10-inch models such as the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 and the MSI Wind. The Mini 12 creates a new market for general-purpose users who are looking for more screen real estate but aren't ready to spend over a grand for it.
The screen offers 1,280-by-800 resolution, higher than the typical 1,280-by-600 netbooks. Its shape is like a wedge, measuring 9.0-by-11.8-by-0.92 inches, becoming thicker towards the back. The weight starts at 2.7 pounds, with a 3-cell battery. A 6-cell battery will be available later on and will likely bring the weight over 3 pounds.
Like the S10 and the Wind, the Mini 12's feature set includes three USB ports, a multicard reader, Ethernet, VGA-Out, and a 1.3-megapixel camera.
(Source: PC Magazine)